ב אמר רב כהנא אמריתא לשמעתא קמיה דרב זביד מנהרדעא ואמר לי דלמא רב עיליש טובל עמו בציר הוה ואמר רב נחמן הלכה כר' יהודה אמר ליה לאו הלכתא איתמר אלא שיטה איתמר
2 — He replied: It was not stated that such is the <i>halachah</i>, but that [all three proceed on the same] principle. That is logical too; for should you not agree thereto, why enumerate the <i>halachah</i> [of every case]? He should have stated, The <i>halachah</i> is as R. Judah, who is the most lenient of all.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Then the rest would have followed automatically. Hence, in fact, such small remuneration is inadequate, and therefore Raba was justified in his assumption. ');"><sup>3</sup></span> Rab said: [If one stipulates, 'Receive] the excess above a third as your remuneration,' it is permitted.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If one gives calves or foals to a breeder on a half profit half loss basis, which, as stated above, is forbidden, but adds that should it appreciate by more than a third of its present value, the excess belongs to the breeder, that constitutes payment, though such appreciation is uncertain. ');"><sup>4</sup></span>